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far signed a replacement daniel fried was picked for the job in two thousand and nine by president obama who had vowed to shut down the notorious prison friday word to convince other nations to take guantanamo inmates considered to be low risk but he soon saw his job grow more difficult with new laws complicating the repatriation of detainees over the almost eight hundred inmates that have passed through one time or only nine have had charges brought against them including the five nine eleven suspects currently facing pretrial hearings. meanwhile investigations into america's so-called black sites abroad are making little headway eight years long probe into covered cia jails in poland in particular has investigators frustrated with washington not volunteering much help and as our. reports even the details were forthcoming justice might not be. one tunnel may hold all the headlines but all the interested it means people are moving their focus elsewhere so-called black sites secret prisons were established by the cia during its well publicized war on terror unlike the cause however these
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senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state he was chosen to succeed hillary clinton stepping down after four years in the job for more on what awaits us in american foreign policy with this the point we're now joined live by michael prize law and iraq war veteran from the onset and to war coalition michael we've seen john kerry being seemingly pro and anti war at the same time which side of him are we likely to see when he starts his job as secretary of state. well we will see the pro war side no doubt you know we can't say for sure though that there is no change in u.s. policy with a new secretary of state coming in into office in any bureaucracy there is different factions and tendencies and strategic outlooks within that establishment for example when hillary clinton took the position of secretary of state she brought an entire staff with her to the administration primarily those who were major proponents of the right to protect policy which we saw play out in the libya war and john kerry will do the same
senate foreign relations committee has approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state he was chosen to succeed hillary clinton stepping down after four years in the job for more on what awaits us in american foreign policy with this the point we're now joined live by michael prize law and iraq war veteran from the onset and to war coalition michael we've seen john kerry being seemingly pro and anti war at the same time which side of him are we likely to see...
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hillary never backed down. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> reporter: even when campaigning got ugly. not long after that clinton welled up at the new hampshire diner and ran away with the primary, another victory. in the end she conceded, wrapping up her historic presidential bid. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time. >> reporter: her compassion persists the man she was trying to beat. the former first lady and senator from new york would become madam secretary in 2009. yet now a million air miles. >> 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. >> testifying about who knew what when in light of the attack on the compound. if history is any guide hillary clinton may emerge unscathed once again and reinvent herself. and of course we have all seen her reinvent herself over the years. this goes back 20 years because i started covering her when i was a reporter in little rock, arkansas in 1993. and i watched her go through white water and the questions about the suicide. she never backed down. you notice how even when the hits keep co
hillary never backed down. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> reporter: even when campaigning got ugly. not long after that clinton welled up at the new hampshire diner and ran away with the primary, another victory. in the end she conceded, wrapping up her historic presidential bid. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time. >> reporter: her compassion persists the man she was trying to beat. the former first lady and senator...
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down the office that was appointed to work on closing guantanamo yet closed for business so even though then candidate obama ran on the platform of closing this torture house making it seem like it was an actual priority for him it couldn't be more apparent now that it's completely off his radar so here's the lesson kids if it first you don't succeed at closing and internationally condemned prison camp don't try again and remember obama doesn't have to worry about reelection anymore so for all of you expect him to change now in his second term probably start investing your hope elsewhere. imagine this scenario you're sit in your house your cake and back you're watching t.v. and all of a sudden you hear the deafening sound of machine gun fire from low flying helicopters overhead you're probably a little startled the hell you might even think that world war three was going down well the black helicopters flying above might not come as a surprise if you live right here in d.c. but if you live in any other city this probably isn't the norm but that could be changing take a look at what happ
down the office that was appointed to work on closing guantanamo yet closed for business so even though then candidate obama ran on the platform of closing this torture house making it seem like it was an actual priority for him it couldn't be more apparent now that it's completely off his radar so here's the lesson kids if it first you don't succeed at closing and internationally condemned prison camp don't try again and remember obama doesn't have to worry about reelection anymore so for all...
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stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton sat down for a rare joint interview with steve kroft of "60 minutes" this weekend. the two discussed their past rivalry, their current working relationship and american foreign policy. it was a public sign of solidarity between the two former rivals. yet that proved to be too much for the folks over at fox news. the "fox & friends" trio complained about the lack of real news, and attacked crawford for not digging deeper into clinton's health issues. >> the interview was awkward. they were giddy saying goodbye. and right at the top, steve kroft said they only gave us 30 minutes, which of course means there is not going to be any real news. and there wasn't. >> but if you give somebody 30 minutes, you could get real into it, especially steve kroft, who is usually awesome. but i think for some reason they didn't dig into anything at all. >> 30 minutes? come on. >> i would like to know, did she pass out and hit her head? was she pushed? how did she hit her head and get a concussio
stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton sat down for a rare joint interview with steve kroft of "60 minutes" this weekend. the two discussed their past rivalry, their current working relationship and american foreign policy. it was a public sign of solidarity between the two former rivals. yet that proved to be too much for the folks over at fox news. the "fox & friends" trio complained...
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i sat down with chris while covering the inauguration earlier this week in d.c. and we begin with his thoughts on president obama's inaugural address. >> i think that the president has certain things he wants to get done and certain values that contribute to that, but i don't think it's meant to be a comprehensive speech, but i think he wrote it himself, a lot of it. and i think he put it on a legal pa. i thought important the part about foreign policy. we've had situations in the past where we had wars with countries and then ended up being their friends. why don't we start being friends. to me, it was all about iran. there is only other country we're thinking about going to war, with it's iran. why fighting the people of iran? why kill a bunch of people iran because we don't like their nuclear program? he wants to avoid that. robin wright says if we don't take advantage of the weapon between now and when they weaponize, we will never have peace with iran it will be endless war with that enormously important country which could shake every part of our world. >>
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just after president obama took a public oath of office to start his second term in the white house. today secretary of state hillary clinton testified for the second time before stepping down for well-deserved rest. the topic, of course, it was the the 2011 2011 benghazi attack in libya that killed four americans including ambassador stevens. they were waiting for hillary clinton so they could forward the love of chris christie that they hate. today secretary clinton was wrapping up her current job with this forth right testimony. >> as i have said many times i take responsibility, and nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to leave the state department and our country safer, stronger and more secure. >> john: secretary clinton later gave way to a rare display of public emotion when she talked about the risk that men and women of the foreign service take for our country. >> for me this is not just a matter of policy. it's personal. i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around
just after president obama took a public oath of office to start his second term in the white house. today secretary of state hillary clinton testified for the second time before stepping down for well-deserved rest. the topic, of course, it was the the 2011 2011 benghazi attack in libya that killed four americans including ambassador stevens. they were waiting for hillary clinton so they could forward the love of chris christie that they hate. today secretary clinton was wrapping up her...
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obama, was with mrs. obama, not with the vice president, not with any secretary, not with anybody else, and with mrs. obama, so, jeff, one, what do you make of it? will the chattering class here in washington think this is a kind of mini-endorsement of hillary for 2016 and how unhappy will joe biden be at 7 o'clock when "60 minutes" goes on the air. >> he's definitely going to be following this and he was probably in the wings on friday when the interview was done, listening in. but, look, i'm not sure it is any more than just, this is good for the president, her approval rating is high and why not sit down in the forum, the "60 minutes" forum has been friendly to him in the first term and it is not an endorsement per se but it looks like that. we don't know if she'll run for president in 2016 and she's leaving her options open and within thing we saw on the hill, if she decides to run for president, her approval rating is going to go, back to how it was before. i mean, she's going to come down to earth h
obama, was with mrs. obama, not with the vice president, not with any secretary, not with anybody else, and with mrs. obama, so, jeff, one, what do you make of it? will the chattering class here in washington think this is a kind of mini-endorsement of hillary for 2016 and how unhappy will joe biden be at 7 o'clock when "60 minutes" goes on the air. >> he's definitely going to be following this and he was probably in the wings on friday when the interview was done, listening in....
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being so unfavorable among so many of these countries i have to ask you i mean does it all come down to hillary clinton and her decisions or aura was it more of a broader obama administration approach of course the it's the new obama approach which it's an attempt to deemphasize conventional military operations with heavy divisions but to use. cyber warfare economic sanctions economic warfare drones drone assassinations assassinations on the ground color revolutions and then this dimension that it is is very open and very blatant after nine eleven to go back to using al qaida the way it was used in afghanistan as an open tool of the united states let me also point out the fundamental weakness of hillary clinton she always believes that as a woman she's got to be the biggest warmonger in the room she's got to be the most aggressive and if she's not she goes into an identity crisis now this unfortunately is the definition of weakness that you're so afraid of what you might do that you have to compensate and that's that's what she does so it means she can't exercise any judgment as pres
being so unfavorable among so many of these countries i have to ask you i mean does it all come down to hillary clinton and her decisions or aura was it more of a broader obama administration approach of course the it's the new obama approach which it's an attempt to deemphasize conventional military operations with heavy divisions but to use. cyber warfare economic sanctions economic warfare drones drone assassinations assassinations on the ground color revolutions and then this dimension that...
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the unemployment rate should come down. and president obama is exactly right. focusing on the people at the lower end here. you fix and help the people at the lower end by getting the economy going again. you're exactly right. and the psychologically for the democrats and republicans, it's so important that there be some consensus. you get paul ryan here with his charts, and it looks like the world is going to end at some point. and you need to get everyone onboard to the idea, no, the world is not going to end. >> andrea, i was on capitol hill this weekend. you get a sense that a lot of the gun legislation is not going to be successful. immigration reform is moving at pace. they are having very constructive conversations, republicans and democrats together. the entitlement piece is going to be hard, whether the president wants to go very far on medicare. he has liberals saying don't do it, don't raise the retirement age. so how do these pieces come together here in the next three, four, five months? >> that is exactly the question. when he even suggested raisi
the unemployment rate should come down. and president obama is exactly right. focusing on the people at the lower end here. you fix and help the people at the lower end by getting the economy going again. you're exactly right. and the psychologically for the democrats and republicans, it's so important that there be some consensus. you get paul ryan here with his charts, and it looks like the world is going to end at some point. and you need to get everyone onboard to the idea, no, the world is...
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president obama and hillary clinton sat down with "60 minutes" last night in their first-ever joint interview. secretary hillary's last day on the job is friday. >> going away party? >> something like that. but for how long? >> you guys in the press are incorrigible and i was literally inaugurated four days and talking about elections four years from now. >> i don't think either he or i can make predictions of tomorrow or the next year. >> since the president has called us incorrigible we might as well live up to the title. >> literally. literally. >> literally spin on it. you know i don't think there was any big news broke anna nicole this interview at all except her answer on 2016 was kind of interesting. very vague, very leaving the door open. we'll see what the future holds kind of a deal but to me it was remarkable. they looked like besties. it seems like a genuine warmth and friendship. leaning in. smiling. >> you're hilarious. no you're hilarious. >> tell me more about how great you are. to think back to 2008, seriously, though and the rivalry there and how ugly it was at time ss -- >>
president obama and hillary clinton sat down with "60 minutes" last night in their first-ever joint interview. secretary hillary's last day on the job is friday. >> going away party? >> something like that. but for how long? >> you guys in the press are incorrigible and i was literally inaugurated four days and talking about elections four years from now. >> i don't think either he or i can make predictions of tomorrow or the next year. >> since the...
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and winding down the war in iraq ramping down the war in afghanistan and bringing it to a close which is often put him at odds with the uniformed military services who had a different point of view so i think this an indication of it more of a loyal deputy than really and i have a lot going on war so it's more so following is the leader versus leading the pack is what you're saying correct i mean if you just look at it on this face i think his efforts in getting the resolution passed back in two thousand and two you can look at that and think it was on the far right. you know one of the warmongers where you know later on during the bush administration he was critical of the administration for a politicizing some of the national security issues like the warrantless wiretapping program he was very critical of them trying to make a political issue out of that and penalize people that spoke up and said maybe you know there would be more visibility which again is an interesting contrast to the obama position which has been. at least as much if not more secrecy than the bush administration
and winding down the war in iraq ramping down the war in afghanistan and bringing it to a close which is often put him at odds with the uniformed military services who had a different point of view so i think this an indication of it more of a loyal deputy than really and i have a lot going on war so it's more so following is the leader versus leading the pack is what you're saying correct i mean if you just look at it on this face i think his efforts in getting the resolution passed back in...
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at that. >> i just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. >> president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes and why did i ask me and why did i say yes because we both love our country. >> donna, what was that really? was that a little preview for this is the woman who i want to be president? >> well, i still believe it's too early to talk about 2016. we have to figure out who is going to win the super bowl next week much the truth of the matter is joe biden is a natural like bill clinton, he ahe a natural. he loves politics, reaching out but i do believe that this -- that president obama and secretary clinton have become real good, close friends. he's relied on her. her judgment. he trusts her advice. this is a relationship that i think has been forged during the four years that they've worked very closely together. >> i want to go something in the immediate future which is the super bowl and transition to football and, again, talk about something i thought was quite extra
at that. >> i just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. >> president obama asked me to be secretary of state and i said yes and why did i ask me and why did i say yes because we both love our country. >> donna, what was that really? was that a little preview for this is the woman who i want to be president? >> well, i still believe it's too early to talk about 2016. we...
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president obama touches down in nevada to deliver his first public remarks on immigration reform since that bipartisan group of senators announced what they called a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform. a short time, senator marco rubio part of the group and said to be one of the keys to getting conservatives on board gave an interview to rush limbaugh on rush's radio show. we'll play rubio's remarks and why he slammed the president efrl time several times. >>> plus, florida congressman and congresswoman from texas will join us live with their thoughts on the plan ahead for immigration reform. i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. poured over rice! so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i g
president obama touches down in nevada to deliver his first public remarks on immigration reform since that bipartisan group of senators announced what they called a blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform. a short time, senator marco rubio part of the group and said to be one of the keys to getting conservatives on board gave an interview to rush limbaugh on rush's radio show. we'll play rubio's remarks and why he slammed the president efrl time several times. >>> plus, florida...
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to europe look at the foreign policy numbers thirty four percent back in two thousand and nine now down to fifteen percent approval rate in twenty twelve well let's move on to another another country in the middle east libya there of course president obama. in this interview talked about the success there. talked about success in libya and in fact made a very kind of i think it might be say with a comment about a good saffy he is facing criticism there that his america has not taken enough. action and in response to that he claims that gadhafi moammar gadhafi himself probably would have to disagree with that let's remember those violent pictures brutal pictures we saw in fact of him being murdered after eight months of a nato led intervention there also let's remember september and attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi that was a rebel stronghold for top american officials dead there raise questions of course about how america handled the situation post gadaffi obama's words on that we are not going to be able to control every aspect of every transition and transformation sometimes the
to europe look at the foreign policy numbers thirty four percent back in two thousand and nine now down to fifteen percent approval rate in twenty twelve well let's move on to another another country in the middle east libya there of course president obama. in this interview talked about the success there. talked about success in libya and in fact made a very kind of i think it might be say with a comment about a good saffy he is facing criticism there that his america has not taken enough....
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down in the middle east and the dialing up in the asia-pacific. my guess is that's going to be seen as the most significant part of what the administration did. >> since there wasn't any kind of real foreign policy news out of the interview with the president and secretary of state last night, i'm going to ask you about some leaders from the past who spoke over the weekend at the -- my friend adrienne spent a picture of my dad with george schulz and then kissinger made a speech as well that you were at. did anything interesting come out of that? >> each year the alfalfa society which basically exists for the purpose of having this dinner once a year, nominates someone to be the candidate for president. and this year it was henry kissinger who gave, i thought, a very funny, self-deprecating speech. there's nothing that remotely looks like policy in going out in the room. >> and a lot of heavy drinking. >> oh, is that what was going on? okay. >> the president was not there. valerie jarrett was there. >> looking at these pictures of your parents, the
down in the middle east and the dialing up in the asia-pacific. my guess is that's going to be seen as the most significant part of what the administration did. >> since there wasn't any kind of real foreign policy news out of the interview with the president and secretary of state last night, i'm going to ask you about some leaders from the past who spoke over the weekend at the -- my friend adrienne spent a picture of my dad with george schulz and then kissinger made a speech as well...
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the stock down slightly after the report on earnings. >> president obama's health care reform, you have of the law has taken effect, union leaders are having buyers remorse. we'll tell you why next. >> and our own jeff cox says he's not a believer in the rally. that's coming up on the "closing bell." stay with us. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> when it really mattered, they supported it. now some unions are turning against president obama's health care reform. eamon javers has the details. >> reporter: hi, scott. some unexpected price hikes could be causing headaches for some unions in terms of the president's new health care law and the price they have to pay for health care for their union members. this was repo
the stock down slightly after the report on earnings. >> president obama's health care reform, you have of the law has taken effect, union leaders are having buyers remorse. we'll tell you why next. >> and our own jeff cox says he's not a believer in the rally. that's coming up on the "closing bell." stay with us. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only...
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sat down with spanish language news outlets. here is one question from univision. >> is this going to be a battle between you and marco rubio? >> obama: i don't think so. look we put border security ahead of pathway to citizenship. we've done more on border security in the past four years than we have done in the previous 20. >> jennifer: this is a key issue is it going to come down to the border security issue. >> i can tell you this much, the republicans will pretend that it does. according to. they have ten border agency for every mile. no one has been clear by, quote securing the borders. if you ask one senator you get one answer. if you ask another, you get another answer. you ask someone who is conservative you'll get a vastly different answer than someone who is moderate. my take is that there is this bait-and-switch which we're probably looking at where people say i'm totally on board. if we can all get on the same page and it's the same of the violence against women act, oh my gosh, the surprise, the discussion issessio
sat down with spanish language news outlets. here is one question from univision. >> is this going to be a battle between you and marco rubio? >> obama: i don't think so. look we put border security ahead of pathway to citizenship. we've done more on border security in the past four years than we have done in the previous 20. >> jennifer: this is a key issue is it going to come down to the border security issue. >> i can tell you this much, the republicans will pretend...
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. >> 2016, that is if obama decides to abdegait. obama might not give up the crown. just like queen elizabeth. >> now, these are all the examples that the right wing has said down the years about the president. the president is doing what all republicans refuse to do by answering him. he's stepping up to rush and fox. joining me now is joe madison and margie omara. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. joe, let me start with you. this is clearly a calculated move by the president. can he stop some of the right wing vile that is coming he has way? >> well, of course he can. because, again, he has the pulpit of the white house. but, you know, rushl lim burks augh said the reason we stand out like a sor erksz thumb is because of abc. no, the reason they stand out at fox and limbaugh stands out is what limbauh said about women in combat. he said they have a fighting force. that's why they stand out. the reason they stand out is because sarah palin thinks that the kodiak island is the largest island in north america, forget about hawaii.
. >> 2016, that is if obama decides to abdegait. obama might not give up the crown. just like queen elizabeth. >> now, these are all the examples that the right wing has said down the years about the president. the president is doing what all republicans refuse to do by answering him. he's stepping up to rush and fox. joining me now is joe madison and margie omara. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. joe, let me start with you. this is...
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the obama and bush administrations have torn that structure down. what is left is the state of nature. the american government that played such a key role in developing this international law is returning the world to a state of nature where the strongest country does whatever it wants. you have to ask yourself -- what happens when we are no longer the strongest country? what happens when there is another country that has drones and wants to use them in the same way? host: from twitter -- guest: on fortunately, that is the view of many people and i am not saying it is wrong. there are good people in congress, people who care, but there are frankly, a lot of bad people. there are some uniquely bad people there who do not really think about these issues. if you rely on congress to protect your rights, you know nothing of history. congress has never been a protector of civil liberty. what is dangerous now is that you have a president with the democratic party who is a certain these unconstitutional powers and you have republicans that defended them und
the obama and bush administrations have torn that structure down. what is left is the state of nature. the american government that played such a key role in developing this international law is returning the world to a state of nature where the strongest country does whatever it wants. you have to ask yourself -- what happens when we are no longer the strongest country? what happens when there is another country that has drones and wants to use them in the same way? host: from twitter --...
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at the per capita level, president obama has actually brought spending down since he took office. so remember that. bush, more spending. obama, less spending. that is what is true. >> it's clear the president is not serious about cutting spending. but spending is the problem. >> we've got to stop the president on this issue. he is an out-of-control train right now on spending. >> the president remains committed to an agenda that calls for ever higher spending, a government that is out of control. >> the president wants to pretend that spending isn't the problem. >> it is a spending problem. and the president wants to increase taxes to continue the spending. >> these democrats are going to spend us right into bankruptcy. they're not serious about getting things under control and stopping the spending. >> the white house is so unserious about cutting spending. >> none of that is true. i mean, to the extent that true means attached to facts. here is spending under bush. here is spending under clinton. here is how spending has dropped under president obama. these guys were not mad abo
at the per capita level, president obama has actually brought spending down since he took office. so remember that. bush, more spending. obama, less spending. that is what is true. >> it's clear the president is not serious about cutting spending. but spending is the problem. >> we've got to stop the president on this issue. he is an out-of-control train right now on spending. >> the president remains committed to an agenda that calls for ever higher spending, a government...
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virginia governor bob mcdonald shot down a similar proposal in his state last week, but michigan governor rick snyder says he is open to the idea. in republican statehouses, a new motto perhaps. if at first you don't succeed, cheat. joining the panel now is president of the brennan center for justice, michael waldman. every time are you on this program there's a new outrage. this may be the most outrageous. >> i deny any connection to making that happen. this is the kind of thing that gives tunism a bad name. >> yes. yes. to say the least. >> i'm no fan of the electoral college wrish think we should have a national popular vote where everybody's vote counts equally, but there is so much worse than what we have now. as you say, this would make it so that whoever wins a congressional district gets that electoral vote, but the fact is democrats, liberals, especially racial minorities, tend to be in cities or near cities, and this would wind up meaning that their votes count less. it would certainly violent, i think, the voting rights act by diluting the votes of racial minorities, and it wou
virginia governor bob mcdonald shot down a similar proposal in his state last week, but michigan governor rick snyder says he is open to the idea. in republican statehouses, a new motto perhaps. if at first you don't succeed, cheat. joining the panel now is president of the brennan center for justice, michael waldman. every time are you on this program there's a new outrage. this may be the most outrageous. >> i deny any connection to making that happen. this is the kind of thing that...
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with anyone but michelle obama. so how big a deal is this and what should we be looking for, do you think? >> i think you want to look at the body language between them. i think they've developed a great working relationship after battling each other in the 2008 campaign. you look for them to project a strong message to the world, especially iran, north korea. and other perceived threats around the globe. >> you know they'll ask him, would you vote for him in 2016. so that's a question i'm waiting for. let's talk about secretary clinton's testimony on benghazi. you write this would be her last scandal with scandal in quotation marks. talk about that, matthew. >> well, you know, ever since she and bill clinton got to washington in 1993, there's been one scandal, in quotation marks, after another, most of which have proven to be not really scandalous at all. there was, you know, the suicide of her friend and former law partner vince foster who was the white house counsel. big investigation into whether anything nefari
with anyone but michelle obama. so how big a deal is this and what should we be looking for, do you think? >> i think you want to look at the body language between them. i think they've developed a great working relationship after battling each other in the 2008 campaign. you look for them to project a strong message to the world, especially iran, north korea. and other perceived threats around the globe. >> you know they'll ask him, would you vote for him in 2016. so that's a...